A friend mailed me some fruit from Don Compton’s place (minus the Jiro which is grown at my friend’s place). Picking out the largest and smallest of those to give a sense of size variation.
There was a larger blue fruited persimmon, but got smashed and arrived spoiled. Of what little blue fruited persimmon I have sampled, I’m not that impressed. The aesthetics make them very pretty and stark contrast to other “regular” persimmon, but they lack flavor, sweetness, and have a gritty texture.
My friend is positive that the “great wall” persimmon is a mislabel, possibly/probably a NG. Whatever it is, it’s flesh is brilliantly red. The flavor is rich, sweet but not excessively so. It’s absolutely stunning, nearly scarlet in the right light.
